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APPLICATION 'FILED JULY H3, 1917.

Patented Jan. MD, 1922.

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Application filed July 18, 1917.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RAY ANeUs MURcHI- son, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Kewanee, in the county of Henry and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in GuidingAttachments for Sewing Machines, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention pertains to the manufacture of mittens, gloves, and thelike, and consists in a holder or clamp for the blanks to be stitched,provided with a guiding rib or flange conforming generally to thecontour of the article or to the stitching to be performed, and aguiding clip or attachment to be secured, preferably, to thepresser-foot post or stem, with which the rib of the holder co-acts, andby which said holder and its contained blank are guided.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the presser-foot and needle-baror carrier of a sewing machine, the blank holder, and the clip or guideattached to the presser foot stem or post;

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional view of the same parts on a somewhatlarger scale;

Figure 8 is a perspective view of the holder with the upper leaf ormember slightly lifted better to show the relation of the two leaves ofwhich it is composed;

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the presser-foot, clip, and fasteningtherefor; and

Figure 5 is a perspective view of a mitten blank showing its form, thefolding line, and the line of stitching.

In the manufacture of mittens and the commoner classes of gloves, blanksof standard sizes and proportions are cut from the leather, cloth, orfabric of which they are to be made, and these are stitched along theboundaries of the mitten body or of a glove body and fingers, therebyproducing simply and expeditiously, gloves suited to the use of farmers,mechanics, and workmen desiring a proper protection for their hands, yetnot requiring particularly well or accurately shapen goods. The presentinvention is designed for this class of work, and is found admirablyadapted to its purposes, whether for general factory use, or as anattachment to sewing machines for domestic use where Specification ofLetters latent.

Patented Jan, 1%, Serial No. 181,283.

spare hours are devoted to the manufacture of such articles.

Referring again to the drawings, A indicates a mitten blank comprisingtwo parts of like contour superimposed one upon the other by foldingalong a medial line 1. One end of each part or section of the blank isrounded to conform generally or approximately to a curved line touchingthe finger tips, and an opening 2 is cut in one of the layers orsections for the thumb, the thumb covering being made separately andstitched to the blank A about said opening. The

thumb blank may be stitched in a form of suitable shape and dimensionsof the same general character as that used for the body of the mitten.

B indicates the holder or clamp, comprising an'upper leaf 3 havingaround its curved end and along one side a raised rib or flange at ofthe same form as blank A but of slightly smaller dimensions, and asecond leaf 5 of the same contour and dimensions as leaf 3 but withoutthe rib 4:. The two leaves 3 and 5 are connected at the edge parallelwith but remote from that bearing the rib or flange at. This connectionmay conveniently be made by means of hinges 6, or where the clamp is ofsomewhat resilient metal, as it conveniently may be, the connection maybe made by a fold or bend of the metal 'suflicient to allow readyspringing thereof to permit insertion and removal of the blank. In otherwords, any common form of connection which will maintain the two leavesin proper relation to each other, and permit them to be separated toreceive and to be closed upon the blank to hold it securely in placewith the free edges protruding beyond the flange 4, will serve thepurpose.

C indicates the sewing machine head, D the presser-foot post, E thepresser-foot, F the needle-bar or carrier, G the needle, and H the clipor guide which overhangs and coacts with the guide rib or flange 4:. Theclip H may conveniently be made of a piece of sheet metal bent toproduce a vertical guiding arm or member 7, which will advisably be moreor less curved in cross section to give a narrow bearing line or pointfor the rib or flange 4t, and with a second or shorter arm or lug 8substantially parallel with the guiding arm 7 and connected therewith byan ing 12 in thepresser-foot stem or post D By slotting said post Dprovision is made for vertical adjustment of the clip or guidev H. Inpractice I prefer to provide the screw 11 with a nut 13, or in otherwords to employ a small bolt for attaching the clip H to thepresser-foot post, for the reason that the clip will preferably be madeof thin sheet metal, the hole in which cannot well be tapped, or willnot give suflicient hold for the screw. This, however, is a detailvariable at will, any suitable fastening device being withincontemplation of this invention.

Asshown in Figs. 1 and 2, the blank is clamped between the leaves 3 and5, and the flange or rib 4 is passed between the guiding arm or member 7of the clip H and the presser-foot E, and caused to bear against saidguiding arm 7. With the clamp or holder here shown and with a machine inwhich the feed of the goods is from the attendant or user, the rib isstarted in at the point 00, and said rib being held in contact with thearm 7 the holder is readily guided past the needle, and the protrudingedges of the blank A are maintained at uniform distance from the needle,so that the stitching is performed along a line parallel to and atuniform distance from the rib 4.

By thi simple means inexperienced persons may readily and accuratelystitch up mittens, gloves, and various other articles, where without itthey would be incapable of performing the work. The simplicity of thedevice, its small expense, and the ease with which it maybe applied toand used with any sewing machine, make it a peculiarly usefularticle,enabling housewives and children to supplement factories in thefilling of large orders such as are given in busy sea sons inagricultural communities, and in times of war. j

I am of course aware that guides of one sort and another have heretoforebeen proposed for use in connection with sewing machines, but so far asI am advised no one has before provided a simple attachment which willproperly guide holders of varying configuration and dimensions. The veryimple form or pattern here shown is illustrative merely, and may bevaried or modified to any desired extent where only an outer boundary isto be stitched or followed.

"While it is convenient and generally preferable to attach the clip Hdirectly to the presser-foot post or standard, it mayobviously beattached to the plate or table of the sewing machine in proximity tosaid presser-foot post and the needle-bar and needle, and the inventionis to be understood as comprehending such arrangement or attachment ofthe device.

Having thus described my invention what I claim'is:

l. The herein described means for facilitating the stitching of articlesalong prescribed lines, comprising a clamp or holder having anupstandingmarginal flange or guiding rib of the contour of the line to bestitched; and a clip or guide wholly separate from but capable ofapplication to and removal from the presser-foot post or standard ofa'sewing machine, and provided with means for effecting such attachmentand removal; whereby such application and removal may be effectedwithout in any manner disturbing any usual or permanent part of thesewing machine.

2. In combination with a sewing machine and with a holder B having aguiding rib or flange 4 conforming to the outline of a blank to bestitched, a clip H wholly separate and distinct from the sewing machinebut provided with means whereby it may readily be attached to anddetached from a part of the sewing machine in proximity to thepresser-foot and needle, and in position to overhang and form a guidefor the rib of the holder.

3. A guiding attachment for use in connection with sewing machines andwith a work-holding clamp having an upstanding pattern rib, saidattachment comprising a clip H having guiding arm 7 lug 8 and connectingportion 9, and a screw or fastening 11 adapted to pass through a hole inthe lug 8 and enter a threaded nut, and thereby to clamp the guidingattachment to the Presser-foot standard or other part of the sewingmachine in proximity to the presserfoot and in position to cooperatewith the work-holding clamp.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

RAY ANGUS MURCHISON.

